PINAR
This adorable vest and booties set is a beautiful choice for your little one, especially when paired with a simple white bodysuit. While this pattern is written for a charming salmon color, feel free to choose any beautiful color you love. You can even customize it further by adding sleeves to the vest or a hood to the collar.
Materials & Stitch Guide
Materials:
- Baby-weight yarn in salmon color (approx. 100g)
- Crochet hook size E/4 (3.5 mm)
Stitch Guide (US Terms):
- ch: chain
- sl st: slip stitch
- sc: single crochet
- hdc: half double crochet
- dc: double crochet
- dc cluster: double crochet cluster (yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops. Repeat 3 times in the same stitch. Yarn over, pull through all loops on hook).
- dc3tog: double crochet 3 stitches together
Part 1: The Baby Vest
This vest is worked from the top down.
Row 1: Ch 81. Hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook and in each ch across. (80 hdc)
Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Work 15 hdc. (2 hdc in next st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st) for the corner. 20 hdc. (2 hdc in next st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st) for the next corner. 15 hdc. (2 hdc in next st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st) for the next corner. 20 hdc. (2 hdc in next st, ch 2, 2 hdc in same st) for the final corner.
Row 3-12: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in each hdc across. In each ch-2 corner space, work (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc). This will increase your vest.
Row 13 (Join Row): Ch 2, turn. Hdc across to the first ch-2 corner space. Skip the stitches of the sleeve and hdc in the next ch-2 space. Hdc across the back panel to the next ch-2 space. Skip the stitches of the second sleeve and hdc in the next ch-2 space. Hdc across the final front panel.
Body: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in each hdc across. Repeat this row until the vest measures approximately 19 rows from the join row, or to your desired length. Bind off.
Part 2: The Baby Booties
Sole: Ch 22. Hdc in the 3rd ch from hook and in the next 19 ch. 6 hdc in the final ch. Turn your work to crochet along the other side of the chain. Hdc in the next 19 ch. 6 hdc in the final ch. Sl st to join. Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Hdc in each hdc around, increasing by working 2 hdc in each of the 6 hdc at the rounded parts. (22 hdc, 12 hdc, 22 hdc, 12 hdc). Sl st to join.
Upper: For the upper back ankle, ch 1, turn. Sc 17. Ch 30. Sl st into the 7th ch from hook to make a buttonhole. Sc in each of the remaining 23 ch. Sl st into the sole to finish the band.
Second Band: Skip 4 hdc on the sole. Sc in the next 24 hdc. Ch 24. Sc in the 5th hdc from hook to make a buttonhole. Sc in the next 5 ch, and sc in the 5th ch from the hook for the second buttonhole. Sc in the rest of the chains.
Front: Work in rows. Sc in each stitch for 6 rows. Decrease one stitch from both sides at the beginning of each row until you have 7 stitches left.
Finishing: Sew the front of the foot to the sole. Sew the back band onto the back of the booty. Make two small flower motifs and stitch them onto the booties.
